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The quick and the dead takes the premise of those old tough man contests and moves it to the old west, where the sadistic despot of a small town holds a shootoff every year. Western movie holsters old west leather, buckles, cowboy. Lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament. A female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her fathers death.
Redemption languishes under the iron fist of its mayor, john. Parents need to know that the quick and the dead is filled with westernstyle violence in the form of shootouts, gun and rifle play, fistfights, knife fights, and hangings. The quick and the dead is a very under rated made for hbo western starring very authentic cowboy actor sam elliot. The quick and the dead seems to me to deliberately. The quick and the dead seems to me to deliberately go in neither of these directions. This location was also used for the movie tombstone and many other western films. The quick and the dead tv movie 1987 the quick and the. The quick and the dead was directed by sam raimi, the gonzo bmovie prankster who made darkman and the evil dead trilogy, and for a while he piles on the western cliches with such knowing density. Sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe, leonardo dicaprio, gary sinise and olivia burnette.
Its a movie that is intimately familiar with the conventions of westerns, especially those rules that state. The event is the brainchild of redemptions evil, corrupt mayor, herod gene hackman, a criminal. Jul 24, 20 since the dawn of film, the western has been one of the great, durable movie genres, but its audience seems to be finally drying up. The 6movie most wanted westerns collection dvd, 20, 3. The quick and the dead western sharon stone, the dead movie. When sharon stone confronts gene hackman at the end, she throws the marshal star at his feet. That conscious absurdity is at the core of the quick and the dead. The quick and the dead 1995 movie mistakes, goofs and. A mysterious stranger rides into a homesteading familys life when they are attacked by a ruthless gang. The film is very well made, looks great and is based off a book by louis lamour.
The quick and the dead 1995 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The quick and the dead, the 1987 hboproduced western based on louis lamours novel of the same title. The plot of the quick and the dead is borrowed from anthony manns great jimmy stewart starring western winchester 73. Lance henriksen in the quick and the dead 1995 sam raimi in the quick and the dead 1995 sharon stone in the quick and the dead 1995 gene. The quick and the dead is a 1995 western starring sharon stone as a gunslinger who enters a small towns dueling competition in order to exact revenge on the towns leader, who was involved in the death of her father years earlier. And for duncan and susanna mckaskel tom conti and kate capshaw, newly arrived settlers beset by outlaws, rugged frontiersman con vallian sam elliott is the only hope. With improved audio and video, and a lone, truly lame hd extra, this probably wont sway anyone who isnt a fan. The screenplay was written by simon moore but includes contributions from joss whedon.
From the book by famed western author louis lamour, the quick and the dead is a rousing adventure. It all comes down to his 1995 neowestern, the quick and the dead. Leonardo dicaprio, russell crowe, gene hackman, sharon stone. You have the gunman trying to put away the guns, but forced to use all his gunfighting skills to save the defenseless. Sep 09, 2011 the quick and the dead is a 1995 western film directed by sam raimi and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. Featured western film of the day sam elliott in the quick and the dead. Films like cat ballou or blazing saddles take the western genre into the realm of outrageous comedy. The quick and the dead 1995 the quick and the dead 1995. Peculiar western with spectacular gun battle between sharon stone and gene hackman. The quick and the dead is a 1995 western film directed by sam raimi and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. Its brisker, more romantic and somehow more american than leones movies. Featured western film of the day sam elliott in the quick and. May 18, 2015 an almost unknown gem in western movie lore, this one outshines many others in all ares.
Top 100 western movies rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The quick and the dead is a 1995 western film directed by sam raimi and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and. The quick and the dead is a splatter western, directed by horror vet sam raimi whose latest, as of this writing, is spiderman, but who cut his teeth on the evil dead trilogy. Based on a novel by louis lamour, this madeforhbo western stars sam elliott, an enigmatic gunslinger who comes to the aid of a family traveling through the wilderness. The quick and the dead is a 1995 western revolving around a quick draw shooting contest that attracts a variety of competitors, some of whom have personal reasons for taking a shot at the reigning champion. Evil dead meets the civil war in director alex turners first feature, which deftly injects the western with lovecraftian horror. The event is the brainchild of redemptions evil, corrupt mayor, herod more. With an active marketplace of over 175 million items, use the alibris advanced search page to find any item you are looking for through the advanced search, you can find items by searching specific terms such as title, artist, song title, genre, etc or you can narrow your focus using our amazing set of criteria parameters. The quick and the dead synopsis lady avenger returns to western town owned by a ruthless gunslinger hosting an elimination tournament. The quick and the dead 1987 stream and watch online a mysterious stranger sam elliott befriends and protects a settler tom conti and his wife. The scenes below were all filmed at old tucson studios mescal location. With sam elliott, tom conti, kate capshaw, kenny morrison.
The title the quick and the dead comes from the king james translation of the bible, i peter 4. After several spectacular slayings, ellen and herod stage a final showdown, but not before he has made her an unexpected proposal. The quick and the dead sharon stone, western costumes, sharon. The men are handsome and chivalrous, the women beautiful and coy. Parents need to know that the quick and the dead is filled with western style violence in the form of shootouts, gun and rifle play, fistfights, knife fights, and hangings. She picks it up from behind hackmans body, several feet away from where it landed but still sticking out of. Director sam raimi brings his trademark comic bookinfluenced. Her father was killed by the towns sadistic mayor, herod gene hackman, who is in the midst of organizing a quickdraw tournament.
Its set in the ohsoironically named lawless town of redemption, a haven of grotesques that gives us an idea what the wild west wouldve looked like if had. A mysterious woman gunslinger, ellen sharon stone, saunters into the town of redemption looking for revenge. Its a rousingly grotesque, often wildly entertaining western horrorcomedy, with. The quick and the dead 1995 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. Featured western film of the day sam elliott in the quick. Rated r for western violence see all certifications. Additionally, we picked only classical period films, so you get outta here with that best picturewinning neowestern nonsense. Sharon stone stars as ellen, a mysterious female gunslinger who arrives in the frontier hamlet of redemption for a contest pitting quick draw artists against each other.
Forced to leave their wagon train following an outbreak of cholera, the mckaskel family, duncan, kate, and their ten year old son tom, are traveling all alone. Watch the quick and the dead online stream full movie. No, this movie has nothing to do with that other the. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the quick and the dead 1995. The quick and the dead takes the premise of those old tough man contests and moves it to the. The quick and the dead is a 1995 american revisionist western film directed by sam raimi. The quick and the dead 1987 stream and watch online a mysterious stranger sam elliott befriends and protects a settler tom conti and his wife kate capshaw in 1876 wyoming.
The small town of redemption is hosting a tournament for sharpshooters. Now, there is another movie with the same title and you do not want to think one is a remake of the other. Director sam raimi brings his trademark comic bookinfluenced visual panache to this postmodern western. The quick and the dead is a 1987 television film based on the 1973 novel by louis lamour, directed by robert day and starring sam elliott, tom conti, kate capshaw, kenny morrison and matt clark. Thompson who is a noted writer, filmmaker and film historian, paul andrew hutton who is an american cultural historian, author, documentary writer, and television personality and is also the professor of history at the. There also is a scene in which the rape of a young girl by an older man is strongly implied, and, in a flashback sequence, a young girl is forced to shoot a gun at her. We located this movie on yt where it has been for well over a year. The quick and the dead hip, jokey western from cult director sam raimi the evil dead. Since the dawn of film, the western has been one of the great, durable movie genres, but its audience seems to be finally drying up. The story focuses on the lady stone, a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of redemption, controlled by john herod hackman. The quick and the dead dvd, 2003 for sale online ebay. The quick and the dead is a 1995 american revisionist western film directed by sam raimi, and starring sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio. The film was directed by sam raimi and costarred gene hackman, russell crowe and leonardo dicaprio.
Stone then picks the star up and throws it to russell crowe. In this western, con vallian carried his six gun in a deep right hand slim jim holster on a 2. Every cliche from any other cowboy movie imaginable is all here in one flick for your complete enjoyment. Feb 17, 1995 the quick and the dead was directed by sam raimi, the gonzo b movie prankster who made darkman and the evil dead trilogy, and for a while he piles on the western cliches with such knowing density. The recent admirable film, appaloosa, with ed harris and viggo mortenson conveys a powerful sense of realism and the feel of a serious western drama. There also is a scene in which the rape of a young girl by an older man is strongly implied, and, in a flashback sequence, a young girl is forced to shoot a gun at her father, who is on the verge of. The plot of the film bears a strong resemblance to shane. Sharon stone stars as ellen, a mysterious female gunslinger who arrives in the frontier hamlet of redemption for a contest pitting quickdraw artists against each other. In this offbeat western, a lady gunslinger arrives in a frontier town seeking revenge. This bluray is a decided improvement over previous home video iterations. Quick and the dead, the 1995 internet movie firearms. Best western movies a list of 36 titles created 04 nov 2018 leonardo dicaprio a list of 41 titles created 17 feb 2019 see all related lists.
The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. The quick and the dead is a great, weird little western, directed by the chameleon known as sam raimi. With sharon stone, gene hackman, russell crowe, leonardo dicaprio. After he is shot, he gets flung backwards several feet.
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